One in three businesses benefit from small business rate relief, with an additional 85,000 benefiting from reduced bills as it tapers. We introduced two more years of small business rate relief for expanding properties, supporting independent growth.

I do welcome Saudi Arabia’s southern dialogue conference. As my hon. Friend has said, it is supported by the Arab League and the GCC, and it is a vital step amid a worsening humanitarian and economic crisis. As UN penholder, the UK is actively supporting the process, through sustained engagement with Saudi leaders, the UN special envoy and regional partners, to help shape a credible road map that reflects southern communities’ aspirations.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing Yara to the attention of the House. Of course we want to see bright students like her able to achieve their ambitions. We are reliant on Israeli permissions and on students having a full scholarship, but what I can do is ensure that the Minister for the Middle East meets my hon. Friend to discuss this case in detail.

There is no challenge more crucial for this Government than tackling child poverty. The taskforce has started the urgent work of publishing the strategy, which will look at levers across four key themes: increasing incomes, reducing essential costs, increasing financial resilience, and better local support, especially in early years.

The death and destruction in Gaza are intolerable. Palestinians who wish to join family members in the UK must do so via the range of existing routes that are available, but if my hon. Friend wishes to raise a specific matter with me, I shall be happy to meet her.

I will be pleased to meet my hon. Friend. This Government think it is unacceptable that too many people are not receiving the care they deserve, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long. We are determined to change that with measures such as NHS 111 for mental health.

We will recruit 8,500 more mental health workers, provide access to mental health support in every school, roll out young futures hubs in every community, and introduce a Bill to modernise the Mental Health Act 1983. These measures aim to improve mental health services.

Early legal advice is crucial; we are looking at how to improve access. However, financial challenges mean careful consideration is needed. I will raise administrative issues with the Legal Aid Agency's chief executive.

Legal aid is vital for access to justice. We are looking at evidence from the civil legal aid review on demand, fees, and geographic provision. I will consider raising administrative issues with the Legal Aid Agency's chief executive.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her question, and I think this is the first time I have had the chance to congratulate her on her election to this House. She is absolutely right that if we are to see our high streets thrive, we need to ensure there is a genuinely level playing field for businesses online and those on the high street. As the Chancellor announced yesterday, to deliver that pledge we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality and leisure properties from 2026-27. To fund that, we intend to introduce a large business multiplier from 2026-27, which will apply a higher rate on the most valuable properties.

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Conservative party stands for few things currently, and it was astonishing that one of them is hereditary privilege in the House of Lords.

The Conservative party stands for few things currently, and it was astonishing that one of them is hereditary privilege in the House of Lords.

We are committed to increasing primary care as part of NHS's budget and building neighbourhood health services with more care closer to homes. General practice has a key role.

While the previous Government made many announcements, there was poor delivery. In 14 years under Conservative government, no new nuclear power stations were built.

Community energy is critical for meeting our 2030 ambitions, delivering energy security and lower bills. One of Great British Energy's five objectives is to support a local power plan which puts communities in charge. I am happy to meet the hon. Friend to discuss this further.